Abstract
The study focused on issues relating to household meal management
practices of homemakers. Specifically the study determined guidelines
homemakers follow in meal management; measures they adopt for
enhancing their household meal management; problems they encountered
in managing family meal in a recessed economy and possible solutions to
the problems. The population was made up of 53,496 homemakers in
Ayamelum local government of Anambra Sate. The study was a survey.
Questionnaire was used for data collection. Data were analysed using
means. Major findings were that the homemakers followed eight guidelines
in their family meal management; 12 measures for enhancing family meal
management were adopted by the homemakers. The homemakers
encountered 14 problems in managing family meals in a recessed economy
while all the solution proffered were accepted by the homemakers.